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While the Staytrem is definitely the better option over the stock bridge, if you don't want to spend the money immediately, why not try some Kilopoise grease on the adjuster screws? It's a hard, very viscous grease designed to allow adjustment but not move by vibration. I used to use it on laser optic tuning gimbals (where even the tiniest amount of movement is noticeable) and it held things in place. I'm kinda surprised it isn't used more often on guitars. I bought some Kilopoise in a syringe off eBay for around a fiver a few years ago.
As for the grooves on the standard bridge, some people manage to dislodge the strings by playing heavily. I guess I must be quite a gentle player, as I think I have only done this once in almost thirty years!
I said maybe.....
Jazzmasters get a bad wrap because they're often found in shops poorly set up with thin strings and bad pickups (see MIJ reissues). With a good set up/bridge, heavier strings and the right pickups, there's very little these wonderful guitars can't do!
It's an MJT build I did about 4 years ago. Musikraft neck, MJT body & finish, AVRI Trem with Staytrem gubbins & bridge, Mojo pickups and mid-60's scratchplate. It's frickin glorious and the spec is perfect for my tastes. The old US-made AV65 series is probably the closest thing Fender have done.
It's so bright it'll strip paint if you're not careful, but it's like nothing else with the tone on 7, and you have that extra headroom if you want more bite from dark-sounding pedals or whatever.
https://i.imgur.com/jZkjKF1.jpg
My tech put a 0.5 stewmac shim into the neck pocket as the action was high at the dusty end, even with the bridge screwed all the way down. It plays brilliantly and sounds great.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57632/
Why work harder?
And since we are posting pics: